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1943 Map of Chatham

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Chatham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Chatham Lighthouse and several Coast Guard stations stand watch over the complex Atlantic shoreline in this wartime survey. The maritime geography is incredibly dense, featuring the long reach of Monomoy Island and Monomoy Beach protecting the waters of Nantucket Sound. Inland, the landscape is dotted with numerous small kettle ponds including Lovers Lake, White Pond, and the family-named Uncle Israels Pond.

Social and civic life centers on the villages of Chatham and North Chatham, where a network of local roads like Old Comers Road and Queen Anne Road connect established neighborhoods. For genealogists, the map identifies specific burial grounds such as Peoples Cem and Union Cem. The presence of the Eastward Ho Country Club on Nickersons Neck highlights the area's development as a coastal retreat during the mid-20th century.